Lasting
The folded newspaper
— with its black letters
with its advertisements. —
has fallen under the table.
On the table
the crystal glass has remained.
With its clear water filling half of it,
with its open mouth that has kissed
my mouth...
Machine translation from the Persian
Original Persian
ماندگار
Wheat Field
تا خورده روزنامه
ـ با حروف سیاهش
با تبلیغا ت اش . ـ
افتاده زیر میز .
روی میز
لیوان بلور ، باقی مانده .
با آب زلالش که نیمه ی او را پر کرده ،
با دهان بازش که دهان مرا
بوسیده ...